Chief Minister Raghubar Das appeared in the Jamshedpur civil court in connection with three cases of violation of the model code of conduct, on Monday afternoon. Das first appeared in the court of chief judicial magistrate GK Tiwary for a violation of code of conduct during 2009 Parliamentary polls. Das was the state party president then, lodged in Bistupur police station for putting up posters at Bistupur roundabout without permission. The CJM closed evidence in the case.
The other two cases of code violation were in the court of first class judicial magistrate SN lamaye where Das recorded statements for cases lodged in Sidhgora police station for putting up party posters and banner at Bagunhatu and Sidhgora during 2009 Assembly elections (Raghubar Das was Jamshedpur East candidate then).